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June 2025

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Seminar on Pectin Acetylation - Cezary Waszczak
by Frank Van Breusegem 18 Jun '25

18 Jun '25

Dear all, On July 1st (11AM-noon), at the occasion of the closed PhD defense of Zeya Chen, we're organising a Meet the Expert session (supported by the UGent Doctoral Schools) with dr. Cezary Waszcak. See Seminar anouncement in attach. There will also be a sandwich lunch for PhD students and post-docs after the seminar. In addition, one on one meetings can be organised on June 30th and July 1st. Cezary is an alumnus PhD student from our department and is now independent group leader at the University of Helsinki. Have a sunny weekend, Frank and Jingjing Prof. dr. Frank Van Breusegem - Group Leader Oxidative Stress Signaling - www.vanbreusegemlab.be UGent Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics VIB Center of Plant Systems Biology Technologiepark 71, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM [ http://www.psb.ugent.be/ | www.psb.ugent.be ]

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Fwd: PSB Seminar TODAY@11:00H in the Jozef Schell seminar room: Glutathione metabolism and its implications for growth
by Eline De Winter 12 Jun '25

12 Jun '25

Eline De Winter - Administrative assistant Administrative Support VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology Ghent University Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 71 - 9052 Ghent - Belgium Tel. +32(0)9 331 39 99 [ http://www.psb.ugent.be/ | www.psb.ugent.be ] Genome editing, cutting-edge technology for a sustainable agriculture > From: "seminar" <seminar(a)psb.vib-ugent.be> > To: "meetings" <meetings(a)psb.vib-ugent.be> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2025 8:05:01 AM > Subject: PSB Seminar TODAY@11:00H : Glutathione metabolism and its implications > for growth > | PSB Seminar > TODAY@11:00H : Glutathione metabolism and its implications for growth > Andreas Meyer > Universität Bonn > Germany > Where: Jozef Shell Seminar room - VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology > Ghent University > Technologiepark 71 - 9052 Ghent - Belgium > Tel. +32(0)9 331 38 00 > [ http://www.psb.ugent.be/ | www.psb.ugent.be ] > When: 12-JUN-2025@11:00 > Invited by Yves Van de Peer , Frank Van Breusegem > Glutathione was among the first metabolites cells invented for defence against > the destructive power of reactive oxygen when the oxygen concentration on Earth > started to rise during the great oxygenation event approximately 2.4 billion > years ago. In addition to detoxifying reactive oxygen species, glutathione now > has a wide range of other functions, including redox control and redox > signalling, detoxifying electrophilic compounds, acting as a cofactor in > metabolic reactions and donating sulfur donor for synthesising > sulfur-containing metabolites. The developmental arrest observed in > glutathione-deficient Arabidopsis mutants suggests a potential connection > between glutathione and meristematic activity. However, our understanding of > the impact of glutathione metabolism on growth remains limited. > In order to understand redox signalling mechanisms, the dynamics of the > respective redox changes must be understood in terms of both time and space. > Over the past two decades, the use of genetically encoded probes for H2O2 and > the glutathione redox potential (EGSH) has provided access to the respective > physiological parameters in live cells. In combination with genetic approaches, > they allow the genetic dissection of production and transmission systems in > vivo. The talk will address various glutathione-dependent processes, focussing > particularly on those mediated by glutaredoxins, and will discuss our current > understanding of how glutathione affects growth in Arabidopsis. > Jozef Shell Seminar room - VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology > Ghent University > Technologiepark 71 - 9052 Ghent - Belgium > Tel. +32(0)9 331 38 00 > [ http://www.psb.ugent.be/ | www.psb.ugent.be ] > [ https://twitter.com/psb_vib ] > If you do not wish to receive this information anymore, please unsubscribe from > future mailings at [ https://maillist.psb.ugent.be/mailman/listinfo/seminars | > https://maillist.psb.ugent.be/mailman/listinfo/seminars ]

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